The statement that you should not have an abortion when you can have a medical abortion is one-sided. In general, there are advantages and disadvantages to both medical and surgical abortions, and the specific choice needs to be determined by the woman’s physical condition. 1. Medical abortion: for women within 49 days of menopause. The abortion can only be performed after an ultrasound has been performed to confirm that the pregnancy is intrauterine. Although medical abortion is less damaging to the human body and the woman’s recovery time after abortion is shorter, it may cause prolonged vaginal bleeding and the risk of infection is much greater than that of abortion. In the event of residual pregnancy tissue, an abortion will have to be performed. In addition, women who are allergic or suffer from diseases that prevent them from taking abortion drugs should not choose medical abortion. 2. Surgical abortion: It is suitable for women within 35-70 days of menopause. At this time, the pregnant woman’s uterus has not yet become large, there is not much pregnancy tissue, and the fetus is small, so it is easy to be cleared. It is characterized by a shorter operation time, usually only about 10 minutes, a more standardized surgical procedure, less post-operative risks and shorter vaginal bleeding time. However, compared to medication abortion, abortion may have a higher chance of damaging the endometrium, a risk of intraoperative infection, higher economic costs and less privacy. It is important to note that surgical abortion should not be chosen for acute stages of disease, poor health conditions, surgical intolerance, or cervical dysplasia.